United States
European UST holdings overtake Asia for first time
China and Japan see declines in US Treasuries while UK holdings approach $1trn
Tech and data fragmentation irks enterprise risk managers
Risk Benchmarking: Often at the mercy of decisions made by other parts of the bank, ERM heads gripe at disparate systems, poor UX and reporting gaps
UBS swaps funds spike 77% in August
Futures commission merchant reports highest customer funds since Credit Suisse takeover
How to ensure the next Credit Suisse or SVB fails ‘well’
Regulators are planning changes to resolution rules after criticism that living wills were ignored in previous bank collapses
Asian firms waiting on exemptions from UST clearing mandate
Hoping for relief on extraterritoriality, 51% of Apac firms have yet to start compliance programmes
Fund giants turbocharge Wells Fargo’s FX forwards book
US bank jumps from 12th to second in Q2 2026 dealer rankings as Pimco and Vanguard ramp up trading
Equity swaps notional jumps by record $766bn at US G-Sibs
Notional rises 16% to $5.5 trillion in Q2, outpacing options growth
Banks upgrade liquidity tests to cope with volatile world
Risk Live: Greater need to assess modern threats from technology transformation
Market RWAs surge at mid-sized banks in Q2
Mizuho Americas adds $3.6 billion, while Northern Trust posts 212% increase
Panellists warm to Treasury plan to lend TGA cash in repo
Goldman’s Chambers backs the idea, while JP Morgan and BNY execs say payoff depends on repo trading above IORB
Hedge funds sit out Treasury market volatility
Flattening of yield curve prompts traders to scale back steepeners
OCC initial margin hits record $223bn after 38.1% surge
Client net requirements nearly double in Q2 as ECC and HKSCC also set new highs
JP Morgan leads US banks to highest derivatives exposure in a decade
BNY, Goldman and Wells Fargo at all-time highs
Regulatory risk aversion contributed to SVB failure – Bowman
Supervisors ‘knew, or should have known’ about risks a year before bank’s collapse, says Fed vice-chair
CCIL leads CCPs with record margin calls
ECC calls most margin in five years ahead of first emissions auction
Limit band risks stale prices in 24/7 markets, SEC warned
Roundtable participants say proposed restrictions could leave stocks trading at unrealistic values
Equity revenues at largest US banks double
G-Sibs’ equity securities and index revenue surges to $27 billion
US G-Sibs’ mark-to-market equity derivatives liabilities top $200bn
Goldman leads record $105 billion quarterly widening in US banks’ negative fair value
Liquidity risk spikes at Eurex, JSCC, NSCC
New highs for stressed payment obligations set at three CCPs
JP Morgan drives US G-Sibs’ equity shorts to record $356 billion
Bank accounts for nearly half of Q2 increase as rising equities push up short liabilities
NSCC issues record $27.6bn margin call in Q2
Required IM hits all-time high as posted cash nearly doubles